align

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
align/əˈlʌɪn/

▶verb

• 1 place or arrange in a straight line or into correct relative positions.

• 2 (align oneself with) ally oneself to.

  ■ come together in alliance.

– derivatives
alignment noun.

– origin C17: from Fr. aligner, from à ligne ‘into line’.